100 years, 100 stories

The History of the Rainy River District

The following pages are a testament to the history of Rainy
River District. The articles appear as they did when originally published
and have not been edited in any way. The articles, published in the Fort
Frances Times and Rainy River Herald, describe how the area was developed
including the gold rush around the turn of the century, the birth of the
logging industry and how railways and highways opened the area to the rest
of the country.